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- Michael Boxerman Selected to Franchise & Dealership Super Lawyers List
- Enhancing Corporate Transparency: Corporate Transparency Act Takes Effect January 1st
- FTC Requests Public Comment for Potential Updates to Franchise Rule
- NY Times Article Highlights Tension Between Franchisors and Franchisees
- Illinois Paid Leave Act Will Require Illinois Employers To Provide Paid Leave Beginning January 1, 2024
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Minimum Wage Changes in Illinois
In February, Governor JB Pritzker signed a piece of legislation that will set Illinois on track to reach a statewide minimum wage of $15.00 by 2025. To mitigate the effect this change has on small employers, the law allows employers … Continue reading
Posted in Employment, Minimum Wage, Wages
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New Year, New and Amended Employment Laws
Over the past year, the Illinois General Assembly and Chicago City Council have enacted or modified several laws and ordinances that affect employers. Sifting through the specific legal language can be tricky, so we’ve summarized the most important changes that are relevant to employers. … Continue reading
Posted in Business and Corporate, Employment, Restaurant
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Recent Illinois Supreme Court Ruling Opens Floodgates to Biometric Information Litigation
In a prior blog post, we advised employers about a once little-known Illinois law, the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The BIPA imposes numerous restrictions on how private entities collect, retain, disclose, and destroy biometric identifiers such as fingerprints, voiceprints, … Continue reading
Posted in Biometrics, BIPA, Business and Corporate, Class Action
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Five Tips for Selecting the Right Franchise Attorney
Michael Boxerman was quoted in a recent article discussing what to look for when selecting a franchise attorney. Read what he has to say at 1851franchise.com.
Posted in Franchisee, Franchisor, Uncategorized
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Trump Administration Proposes Rollback of Obama-era Tip-Pooling Regulations
The Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) tip pooling regulations. The proposed changes would roll back the Obama administration’s 2011 regulations that prohibited employers from distributing tips to anyone other than front-of-the-house … Continue reading
Posted in DOL, FLSA, Restaurant
Tagged DOL, flsa, restaurant regulations, Tip pooling, Tips
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Employers: Give Your Employee Handbook A New Year’s Check-Up
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is scrutinizing employee handbooks that violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), the law that protects an employees’ collective bargaining and organizing rights. The NLRB looks for workplace rules that restrict—or could be construed … Continue reading
Posted in Employee Handbook, Employment, Franchisee, Franchisor
Tagged employee handbook, NLRA, NLRB
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NLRB Reinstates Prior Joint-Employer Standard
On December 14, 2017, in a 3-2 decision, that could allay fears of franchisors being joint employers of their franchisees, the National Labor Relations Board overruled the Board’s 2015 decision in Browning-Ferris Industries, 362 NLRB No. 186 (2015) (“Browning-Ferris”), and returned to … Continue reading
Posted in Employment, Franchisee, Franchisor, Joint Employer, Uncategorized
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Chicago’s Sweetened Beverage Tax Repealed Effective December 1, 2017
In a nearly unanimous vote by the Cook County Board on October 11th, the Cook County sweetened beverage tax has been repealed. Passed in early August 2017, the controversial tax was only in effect for two months before lawmakers decided … Continue reading
Posted in Restaurant, Tax
Tagged beverage tax, cook county, cook county board, sweetened beverage tax, tax repeal
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Employers: Keep Your Hands Off Of Employee Fingerprints
A once little-known law, the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”), is now the subject of class actions by employees alleging that employers have misused their biometric information. This client update should help employers avoid unknowing violations of the BIPA … Continue reading
Cook County “Earned Sick Leave” Ordinance Effective July 2017
The Cook County Board of Commissioners recently passed the Earned Sick Leave Ordinance, requiring employers to provide paid sick leave to eligible employees. The Ordinance goes into effect July 1, 2017. To be eligible for paid sick leave, an employee … Continue reading
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